Wal-Mart,the nation’s largest private employer, is capping wages, using more part-time workers and scheduling more workers on nights and weekends. The NY TImes has an article on it in today’s edition: Wal-Mart…
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Slate.com: Washington Buzz
Zeitgeist Checklist, Special Habeas Edition What Washington is talking about this week. By Dana Milbank Posted Friday, Sept. 29, 2006, at 7:30 PM ETKey Misjudgments War on terrorism. President Bush tries to…
Foley sent explicit text messages from Pensacola
This is just further proof that Pensacola is the nexus of the universe. Nearly every national news story has some link to this area. These Foley messages are explicit and leave little…
GOP leaders involved in Foley cover-up?
From NY TIMES: G.O.P. Aides Knew in Late 05 of E-Mail By CARL HULSE and RAYMOND HERNANDEZ Â WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 Â Top House Republicans knew for months about e-mail traffic between Representative…
CMPA Board named
The Community Maritime Park Associates named its six board picks to go along with Judge Lacey Collier: 1. Collier Merrill – downtown businessman, developer, former UWF trustee 2. Susan Story – Gulf…
Joe Roberts Interview
IN Hot Seat: Joe Roberts, Sept. 29 Show
Wall South mementos stolen
For years, visitors to Pensacola’s Wall South on Bayfront Parkway have left mementos to honor those who died in the Vietnam War. The Memorial Park Foundation has being storing the items in…
IN YOUR FACE TV debuts
Tonight – WUWF TV – Cox Channel 4 at 8 p.m. LINE-UP INSIDE IN – Look @ Sept. 28 issue IN HOT SEAT – Joe Roberts, Democratic candidate for Congress IN Talking…
Teen freaked out by email from Congressman
From ABCNEW.COM: Teenager who once served as a congressional page is upset about the appropriateness of an e-mail exchange with a South Florida Congressman Mark Foley. The former page alerted Capitol Hill…
Doc may force patients to sign waivers
From St. Pete Times: The Florida Medical Association is asking its members to get their patients to sign waivers limiting any “pain and suffering” damages to $250,000. (Doctors want you to sign…
Gannett has web problems
Poytner Online has posted this internal Gannett memo: Date/Time: 9/28/2006 12:48:45 PM Title: Gannett works to fix serious website problems Memo sent on Wednesday, September 27, to online editors at Gannett newspapers…
Pensacola City Council shoots self in the foot
Pensacola City Council voted 5-4 to not allow the property owners decide whether they wanted to be included in the Downtown Improvement District. For the vote: Mayor John Fogg, Jewel Cannada-Wynn, J.D….
Sept 28 issue – What do you think?
Cover story: According to Doyle – interview w/PNJ publisher Kevin Doyle News Story The Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board reports that 280 new, private-sector jobs were created during the past year. Father Knows…
DIB Annual Meeting notes
The Pensacola Downtown Improvement Association held its annual meeting this morning at Heritage Hall. Two downtown businesses had their 50th Anniversary this year: Sam Marshall Architects, Jewelers Trade Shop. Golden Bricks –…
Jim Paul Game Plan
From IN Editor Duwayne Escobedo: The Escambia County School District recognized supporters of the 10-year extension of the 1/2-cent sales tax for school construction projects at a luncheon Thursday at the Pensacola…
IN YOUR HEAD RADIO – Sept 29 show
Winners & Losers: You So Pensacola If…. Interview: David Stafford, Escambia Co. Supervisor of Elections Loaded Gun: Michael Wardlaw, Pensacola Director – Northwest Florida Ballet Rick’s Rant: Boiling Point Listen on WUWF…
Dissent in the ranks in Esc. Co.Courthouse
We got this letter yesterday in the mail. It’s from the Accounts Payable, Payroll and Treasury Dept. employees of the Clerk of Court. They’re upset about not being moved into the new…
McNesby wants my support
Got this letter today from Sheriff Ron McNesby. Looks like there are no hard feelings. All I have to do is send the Florida Sheriffs Association $50. Then we’ll be buds. Should…
Oops. Dick, you misjudged this one
From Meet the Press. March 16, 2003 VICE PRES. CHENEY: Now, I think things have gotten so bad inside Iraq from the standpoint of the Iraqi people, my belief is, we will,…
Conoco checks are in the mail
The last settlement checks from the ConocoPhillips lawsuit are being mailed today – $11.5 million. 7,437 plaintiffs should be getting checks in the next few days. If you got a Conoco check…